High Income Child Support: How It Works
If you and your spouse (or partner) make more than $30,000 a month, the Rule 32 guidelines that govern child support calculation in Alabama don’t apply. The calculation only goes up to $30,000 as of May 2022, revised from a cap of $20,000.00. If you are contemplating child support and…
Will I Get Custody?
What Is Child Custody and How Is It Determined? One of the questions that comes up frequently in divorce cases is about custody. The award of custody has become more and more confusing as our legislature makes changes and case law changes to support more forms of custody. Below is…
Can Child Support Payments or Visitation Schedule be Changed?
Got questions about child support and visitation? In this short video, I’m sharing the three most common modifiable things in a divorce and the one thing that isn’t modifiable in the state of Alabama. The court ordered visitation schedule in Alabama Every 1st, 3rd, and 5th weekends from 6:00 pm…
Repossession of your Freedom
“I can’t send you to jail for not paying your car payment.” “I can’t send you to jail for not paying your mortgage.” “But I can send you to jail for not paying your child support.” These were the sobering words for the adverse party in a recent Court case…
What is Divorce Mediation?
In the process of divorce mediation, a neutral third party is used as a facilitator for communication between the two individuals seeking a divorce. The mediator, who does not work for either one individual, will assist the divorcing couple in determining how everything is to be divided and distributed along…
